Kids’ Camp popular at Township Park

By Joanne Bender Sun contributor Mahrle Siddall (4), Sophie Ramont (7) Marcaira Midgley (4) and Audrey Ramont (4) were hard at work creating sand paintings, with a few googly eyes and colored puffballs added for astonishing effects. They were just a few of the happy kids busy at the art table at Glen Arbor Township […]

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Tireless Connie Binsfeld looks forward to Narrows Bridgewalk

By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Connie Binsfeld, the Burdickville resident and former lieutenant governor of Michigan under John Engler, hasn’t missed a single Labor Day Bridgewalk, and she doesn’t plan on watching from the sidelines this year either. The popular annual trek across the Carl Oleson Jr. Memorial Bridge, which splits Big and Little Glen […]

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Local author Anne-Marie Oomen steers us on a journey of discovery

By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor When Anne-Marie Oomen found the book International Code of Signals in the lifesaver’s museum at Glen Haven in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, she “was fascinated by these hundreds of codes to guide the ships and sailors,” she recalls. The book, prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency […]

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Ah! Sunflowers

By Holly Wren Spaulding Sun contributor For gardeners and farmers, summer is partially understood in terms of what is coming ripe at what time, so early on there are sugar snap peas and eventually fresh garlic, and eventually tomatoes and squash and soon there will be melons. We know where we are in the season […]

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The fight to save Tiger Stadium

From staff reports September is just around the corner, and for the second year in a row, our beloved Detroit Tigers are eyeing the playoffs, and if the pitching holds up, another trip to the World Series (they haven’t done that since 1934-35!). But while baseball’s all the rage downtown at stylish Comerica Park, her […]

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A slice of heaven in Chef Gene’s kitchen

By F. Josephine Arrowood Sun contributor This summer, area residents and visitors alike have been making pilgrimages to the Cedar City Market, where they are embraced by the warmth of freshly brewed coffee, cinnamon rolled into golden pastries and nourishing, seasonal soups, all created by Chef Gene Payerk. He entered the culinary world less than […]

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Manitou Music Festival finale showcases Ann Arbor Violinist

From staff reports The Manitou Music Festival is delighted to host what will be an enchanted evening of music with a performance by classical violinist Gabriel Bolkosky and pianist Michele Cooker. The concert is set for Thursday August 30 at 8 p.m. at The Leelanau School north of Glen Arbor. Tickets cost $15 in advance […]

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Manoominikgiizis, Ricing Moon

By Lois Beardslee Excerpted from Lois Beardslee’s forthcoming book of poetry titled We Live Here. Past excerpts by Beardslee in the Glen Arbor Sun are from Not Far Away, The Real Life Adventures of Ima Pipiig (AltaMira Press), which is due out in September. Morning. Before the wind was up. Before the angriest of her […]

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The circus is coming!

From staff reports For the first time this decade, the circus is returning to southern Leelanau County. Hosted by the Empire Sleeping Bear Eagle’s Club # 4404, the Kelly Miller Circus will arrive at the Eagles’ property on M-72 east of Empire for one day on Saturday, August 18 and raise the tent between 8:30 […]

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Reenacting the pre-industrial era at Port Oneida

From staff reports The Port Oneida Rural Historic District in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (the local branch of the National Park) will come alive Friday and Saturday, August 10 and 11, during the sixth annual Port Oneida Fair. The two-day event will showcase the crafts, skills and traditions that made rural life productive […]

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